Lumber trailer



Jan. 30, 1923.

J. J. REGAN. LUMBER TRAILER FILED JUNE 22, 1921.

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JOHN J. REGAN, OIE' SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

LUMBER lTRAILER.

App'iicatign mea June aa,

To all whomI t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN J. REGAN, Aa citizen of the United States, residing at the city and county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Lumber Trailers, of which the following is a specification.

This.k invention relates to trailers and especially to that type which is adapted to be attached to a truck or tractor for the purpose of hauling heavy lumber loads and the like.

One of the objects of the present invention is to generally improve and simplify trailers of the character described and especially to provide a trailer of the twowheel type, adapted for hauling lumber and the like, and which may be readily attached to a truck, tractor or other hauling unit.

Another object of the invention is to provide a load receiving frame and a resilient support therefor, and also to provide novel means for securing the same against lateral movement with relation to the axle bed and wheels.

Further objects will hereinafter appear. f

The invention consists of the parts and the construction, combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter more fully described and claimed, having reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Fig. 1 is a plan view of the trailer.

Fig. 2 is an end view of the saine, showing the wheels removed.

Fig. 3 is a detail vertical cross section on line 3 3, Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the trailer, parts being shown in section.

Referring to the drawings in detail, A indicates the axle bed of the trailer, 2 the axle, and 3 the wheels supporting the saine. Rigidly secured to the axle bed is a reach pole el, and supported by the forward end thereof is a bolster 5. rlhe bolster is braced with relation to the pole by means of strap bars 6 and the rear end of the reach pole is similarly secured with relation to the axle bed by means of side braces 7 and strap bars S and 9.

The structure so fai' described is rigid and forms the main frame of the trailer.

One of the features of the present invention is, however, to provide a resilient support for the lumber or other load carried thereby. This is accomplished by providing a supporting frame generally indicated 1921. seriaiivo. 479,437.

at This `frame consists of a cross timber or load bed 10, a pair of arms 11, `a roller 12 and a pair of supporting springs'13 interposed between the load bed and the axle bed A. The axle bed is providedl with a pair of guide brackets, secured thereto as at 14, and so shaped as to form vertical guides 15 for the load bed or cross timber 10.

These guides, together with the center guide 16, secure the4 supporting frame B against vlateral movement with relation to the axle f bed and the wheels and thereby relieves the springs 13 of all stress, except compression when a load is being carried.- To permit '70 the free vertical movement ofthe supporting frame, a pivotal connection 17 is formed between the forward ends of the arms 11, and a binder, generally indicated at C. The

binder is of usual construction and is supported and secured to the reach pole 4 and the side braces 7; the binder being otherwise provided with a crank 18, a ratchet wheel 19, a -pawl 20, and a roller 21, by

which the tie or binding rope may be wound when turning movement is transmitted by the crank 18.

For the purpose of forming a simple substantial connection between the forward end of the reach pole and the truck, tractor or 8 5 y other hauling unit employed, a ball joint 22 is employed. The ball is rigidly secured to the underside of the front end of the reach pole and is adapted to be received by a socket 23 secured on the rear frame of the tractor, v90

and it is adapted to be secured therein by a locking plate 24. The ball joint, together with the wheels 3, in reality forms a threepoint support for the load. It permitsfree lateral movement of the trailer as a whole i with relation to the tractor, and it also permits flexibility in every direction when rough or undulating road surfaces are being traversed. The connection furthermore eliminates the use of a draw bar and as it can be quickly attached or released, it is obvious that numerous advantages are ob-- tained. In actual practice when the trailer is attached to a truck or the like, it can be seen The, load when in binder C. tben passed over the load and secured and tightened by tlie roller 2l. A load so supported can be readily released and as it is resiliently supported, it is obvious that tendency to shake tbe load loose or otherwise disturb its position on tbe trailer is considerably lessened due to the interposed springs provided and tlie three-point support formed therefor.

lliile Certain features of the present invention are more or less speeiioally illustrated7 l wish it understood that various changes in 'Form and proportion may be resorted to within 'the scope of the appended Claimsj similarly that tbe materials and tinisli ot' tbe several parte employed may be suoli as 'tlie experience and judgment of the manufacturer may dictate or varying uses may demand.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- 1. n a running ,gear for vehicles, an axle, a bolster above tbe axle, springs between tbe axle and bolster adjacent the ends thereof,

end guide members mounted on tbe axle and coasting with the ends of the bolster to prevent movement of the bolster laterally of tlie running gear, av guiding device between tlie axle and bolster intermediate tbe ends -tliereoic to coact with tbe aforesaid guide members, a load binder mounted on tlie runningw gear, a roller mounted on the bolster and a pair of arms pivotally connected to the load binder, and Connect-ed to the roller.

2. ln a running gear tor vehicles, an axle, a bolster above tbe axle,spri11gs between tlie and bolster adjacent the ends thereof, substantially L-sl'iaped guide members secured to the axle and overlappingtlie ends or" tbe bolster to prevent movement of the bolster laterally or' the runningh gear, and a guido device between the axle and bolster intermediate the ends tliereoit to ooact with tlie aforesaid L-sliaped guide members and consisting of an upper and a lower portion, the upper portion reeeivinf the lower portion, which latter moves in the upper portion asa `guide.

JOHN J. REGAN. 

